Combination-tool



H.G. WERNIMONT.

COMBINATION TOOL-v INVENTOR. GWQ v m m 6 q ATTORNEYS,

Patented Mar.23,1920.

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H; e. WERNIMONT.

COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, I919.

Patented Mar. 23,1920.

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UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY G. WEBNIMONT, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

Application filed January 22, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, T'IENBY Gr. Wnnnr- MONT, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in Combination-Tools; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same The present invention relates to compound tools of the plier type, and is particularly an improvement over the combination tool disclosed in my Patent No. 1,079,997, granted Dec. 2, 1913.

It is the objedt of this invention to simplify and improve the tool, whereby to reduce the cost and facilitate the manufacture or, the tool, and to enhance thereof.

ld ith the foregoing and other objects in view which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts here inafter described and claimed, (lei-stood that changes can be made within the scope oi? what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein 2 Figure 1. is a side elevation of the tool showing the same as used as an ordinary pliers, pincers. wire cutter and the like.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the head reversed to use the tool as a pair oi? nippers, cutting pincers', or the like.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the handles separated to open the jaws or cutters, the handles being partially broken away.

Fig. 4t is a side elevation showing the handles set at an angle different from that seen in Fig. i

Fig. 5 shows the head in a transverse position relatively to the handles to bring both sets of jaws into use and located at angles relatively to the handles.

Figs. 6 and 7 show other positions of the several elements for use under other conditions.

Fig. 8 is a crosssection taken on the line S-8 of Fig 3 to show the connection of the parts.

Fig. 9 is an elevation of one handle show ing the outer end thereof.

Specification of Letters Patent.

the utility it being nn- Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

Serial No. 272,453.

Figs. 10 and ll are elevations of the two parts of the head, showing the similarity thereof and the slight di'lierences in the holes therein.

Figs. 12 and 13ers detail views showing the ends of the handles formed for use a screwdriver and a. tack-puller respectively.

The tool comprises a pair of suitable handles or levers 1 provided at their outer ends with the flat portions or tongues '2, the levers or handles being of duplicate construction, but in reversed positions, so as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

The head of the tool is mounted between the portions 2 for pivotal movement and adjustment, and this head consists of two parts or side pieces 3 disposed side by side snugly between the portions 2, each part or section 3 of the head being provided at one end with a hoolcshaped jaw or cutter blade st, and at the opposite end with a plier or p1ncer jaw 5. The two parts or sections of the head are duplicates in reversed positions so as to cross one another at their intermediate portions. The faces of the jaws 5 have the flat toothed portions 6 at the ends of the jaws, the concaved toothed portions 7 between the ends of the jaws, and the wire cutting notches or portions 8 at the inner ends of the jaws. The intern'iediate flat portions of the parts or sections of the head are clamped between the portions 2 of the handles as seen in Fig. 8, and the opposite sides of. the parts 3 are provided with outstanding bosses or lugs 9 of hexagonal or polygonal form, and the portions 2 have similarly-shaped openings 10 for snugly receiving said bosses or lugs at the outer sides of said portions 2, to engage the parts of the head with the handles for movement therewith. i

A bolt 11 is used for pivotally connecting and clamping the parts together, said bolt having a smooth cylindrical portion 12 to extend through a smooth circular aperture 13 in one part 3, and the bolt having a square or polygonal portion 1a to fit in a similar aperture 15 in the other part 3, whereby the bolt 11 and last-named part will not rotate relatively. The portion is adjacent to the flat head 16 of the bolt which bears against the respective portion 2 and boss 9 opposite to the part 3 through which the portion 14: extends and a suitable nut 17 is threaded on the threaded terminal of the bolt to bear against the opposite per tion 2 and boss 9. The nut 17 is such that it can be conveniently loosened and tightened by the thumb and fingers, and when the nut is tightened, the parts 3 are firmly clamped together, but permitting the parts 3 to swing relatively when the handles are swung toward and away from one another.

y unloosening the nut 17 suflieiently, the parts can be shifted transversely, in order that either handle can be released from its part or section of the head, thus permitting the handle and head to be adjusted angularly relatively to one another, and each handle can thus be adjusted, or the parts of the head turned to difilerent positions, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4t, 5, 6 and 7. These and other positions of the parts enable the implement to be used under various conditions and for many purposes. As shown in Fig. 1, the implement is used as an ordinary pair of pliers or pincers, or as a wire cutter. In this position, the head is dis posed longitudinally of the handles with the aws 5 outermost, whereas, as seen in head is reversed with the jaws or cutters 4t outermost to use the tool as a pair of nippers or cutting pincers. Not

1 only can the head be ad usted to various angles, but the parts thereof can be adjusted angularly relatively to one another and to the handles to adapt the tool to various conditions and to perform various sorts of work. Thus, each handle and its part or section of the head can be set at siX angular positions relatively to one another, thereby giving a considerable latitude of adjustment. The construction is simplified and improved to enhance the utility and practicability'of the tool, and enable it to be manufactured easier and at smaller cost. 'The ends of the handles 1 can be formed to provide a screwdriver blade 18, and a tackpuller 19, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13; and the implement can also be used as a hammer and for other purposes as will suggest theinselves to the user.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A combination tool having a pair oi. handles provided with spaced portions having polygonal openings therethrough, a head comprising two parts disposed side b side between said portions and having active portions to be arranged at various angles relatively to the handles, the opposite sides of said parts of the head having out standing polygonal bosses to fit in said openings, and a clamping and pivot bolt extending through said parts of the head and having a head and nut to bear against said bosses and portions of the handles.

2. A combination tool having a pair of handles provided with spaced portions having polygonal openings therethrough, a hea comprising two parts disposed side by side between said portions and having active portions to be arranged at various angles relatively to the handles, the opposite sides of said parts of the head having outstanding polygonal bosses R) fit in said openings, and a clamping and pivot bolt extending through said parts of the head and having a head and nut to bear against said bosses and portions of the handles, said and a polygonal portion, and one part of the head having a smooth circular aperture receiving said cylindrical portion and the other part of the head having a polygonal aperture receiving the polygonal portion of the bolt, the bolt head bearing against the boss of that part of the head having the cylindrical aperture, and the nut bearing against the boss of the other part of the head having the polygonal aperture.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY G. lVER-NIMONT. 

